Tascam 2488MKII - Manual (Page 87)

TASCAM 2488MKII
The 2488MKII has tempo control functions that include
a tempo map and a metronome. Furthermore, it supports
many MIDI functions including synchronization with
external devices through MTC and MIDI Clock, SMF
playback, MMC remote control, and control over the 2488MKII’s mixer/effect parameters through program
changes and control changes.
Tempo/synchronization and other MIDI-related menu opera-
tions are accessed through the MENU’s SYNC/MIDI menu.
Metronome
The metronome is an important tool to keep you in time
while you play. The 2488MKII’s metronome can be a
MIDI note output to an external tone generator, or it can be
an audio click.
1 With the transport stopped, from the SYNC/MIDI
screen, select METRONOME, and press YES/ENTER .
You can select the following metronome modes.
FREE: When the CLICK key is ON, a click will
sound during both recording and playback accord-
ing to the tempo and time signature set on the
FREE METRONOME screen (see “Using the met-
ronome” below).
REC: When the CLICK key is ON, a click will sound
during recording according to the tempo and
time signature set on the TEMPO MAP screen or
according to the selected SMF (see “Tempo map”
on page 88).
REC&PLAY: When the CLICK key is ON, a click
will sound during recording and during playback
according to the tempo and time signature set on
the TEMPO MAP screen or according to the select-
ed SMF (see “Tempo map” on page 88).
2 Select whether the OUTPUT is an internal audio click
( INTERNAL ) or a MIDI note sent from the MIDI OUT
terminal (MIDI).
If set to INTERNAL, the 2488MKII generates an
internal audio click. The internal click is output
from the
MONITOR OUT and PHONES jacks. The
level can be set between 0 and 127.
4 If MIDI is chosen, the following parameters can be set:
Select the MIDI channel (MIDI Ch 10 is usually
reserved for drums and percussion), and the Note
and Velocity used for the Accent (the first note of
each bar) and Normal beats.
Use e the CLICK key to turn the metronome on
(indicator lights orange) and off (indicator goes
off). The indicator lights orange while waiting, and
while the click is output, flashes red to mark the
start of a bar, and green for other beats.
12 − Tempo and MIDI
Use the CLICK key above the transport keys to turn metro-
nome output ON and OFF. When ON, it operates according
to the selected metronome mode.
In FREE mode
A click is output according to the tempo and time signature
set on the FREE METRONOME screen. The
CLICK indi-
cator flashes red on the first beat (accent) of each bar, and
flashes green on the other beats.
FREE METRONOME screen
1 Press and hold the CLICK key to open the FREE
METRONOME screen.
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Using the metronome